Pongal Gift Ideas

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Pongal is celebrated by the people of Tamil Nadu. You can come across Pongal celebrations in southern part of the country. Pongal is celebrated for four days but people start preparing for the Pongal festival much before. Pongal is a day to spend time with near and dear ones and exchange gifts. Gifts and greetings are exchanged on Pongal with friends and relatives, wishing them a very Happy Pongal.

In the villages of south India the employees are given Pongal gifts by their employers and even in the urban places the employees are given a Pongal gift. To ease that problem a little here are some awesome Pongal Gift Ideas:

Lord Sun Sculptures :

The second day of Pongal, called Surya Pongal is dedicated to Sun God and therefore it is considered extremely auspicious to gift Lord Sun Sculptures on the occasion. Sculptures and wall hangings of Sun God come in various artistic designs and in a variety of materials like brass, white metal and silver.

Decorative :

Traditionally, on the first day of Pongal called Bhogi, people discard unwanted things and re- decorate their house with new and artistic decorative. Getting new vessels in kitchen is also a norm in South India. Wooden handicraft, table decorative, kitchen and household goods are hence considered to be appropriate Pongal Gift.

Fresh Flowers and Good Luck Plants :

Flowers are regarded as the most beautiful medium of expressing good wishes and love on any occasion. For special ones, flowers could be accompanied by a cute gift to make a lasting impression. Sending Good Luck Plants is another great Pongal Gift Idea. For a wide and beautiful variety one can browse through Pongal gift shopping site.

Online Pongal Gifts : Work schedule keeps some people so busy that they cannot even visit market to buy Pongal gifts for their near and dear ones. Well, there is no need to get disheartened as online services now help you to buy Pongal gifts online and for those who are a distance of several kilometers from their friends and relatives can send online Pongal greetings.

Wall Hanging :

The second day of pongal is dedicated to Lord sun and so it is auspicious to gift a wall hanging of Lord sun on Pongal. The hanging can be made up of any material like brass, metal or any other material.

Lucky Plants :

Human beings always admire flowers and gifting flowers and lucky plants on Pongal would be a perfect idea. Present your friends and relatives with lucky plants and greet them with Pongal wishes.

Pooja Accessories :

Pooja Thalis and accessories are the trendiest Pongal gift. Puja Thalis comes with attached accessories like catories, incense sticks stand, diya stand and bell. One can select brass, steel or silver Puja Thalis. Accessories like book stand, bells, idols can also be considered as Pongal gift.

Toys & Games :

Ideal Pongal Gift for little friends would be toys and games. Balls, cricket sets, tennis sets or Games CD, the choice is immense. Stuff toys and animals can be considered for girls and little boys.

Sweets and Mithai Hampers :

Exchange of gifts is considered a must on every Indian festival, as it is believed that mithais help to sweeten and strengthen relationships. For greater impact the choice of the recipient should be kept in mind before selection of sweets and special emphasis should be given to gift packing. For special ones, sweet box should ideally be accompanied by a thoughtful and memorable gift.

Dry-Fruit Hampers :

Trend of gifting dry fruits can never go old in India. These are forever appreciated for their delectable taste and longer shelf life. Dry Fruits boxes and dry fruits hamper come in superb packaging making them an instant favorite. Dry Fruits are preferred over mithais when one has to send a gift at a long distance or where delivery takes a considerable time.